Sony Super-AIT Tape Technology

SAIT-1 Specifications

		Drive Type				5.25" full height tape drive
		Media				S-AIT media: 600m AME, half-inch wide tape, single reel cartridge, R-MIC auxiliary memory
		Interface				Ultra 160 Wide SCSI and Fibre Channel models
		Data Compression				Adaptive Lossless Data Compression (ALDC)
		Capacity				500GB (native) 1.3TB (assuming 2.6:1 data compression)
		Sustained Transfer Rate				30MB/s (native) 78MB/s (assuming 2.6:1 data compression)
		Burst Transfer Rate				Asynchronous: 12MB/s maximum Synchronous: 160MB/s maximum
		Areal Recording Density				720Mbit/inch2
		Recording Block Length				Variable or Fixed
		Average Media Load Time				23 seconds (with MIC)
		Average Access Time				70 seconds
		Search Speed				157 inches/s maximum
		Rewind Speed/Time				551 inches/s maximum / 40 seconds maximum
		Drum Rotational Speed				4,900 rpm
		Buffer Size				72MB
		Uncorrectable Error Rate				Less than 10-17 bits
		MTBF*				Greater than 300,000 hours (100% Duty Cycle)
		Average R/W Head Life*				Up to 50,000 tape contact hours
		Average Media Uses*				Up to 30,000 end-to-end passes
		Memory-In-Cassette (MIC)				Non-volatile remote memory-in-cassette (R-MIC) chip provides quick media loads and allows fast searches to data.
		Vibration (Operating)				0.25 G peak, sine wave of 5 to 500 Hz (swept)
		Shock (Operating)				5.0 G peak, half sine wave of 3 ms duration
		Head Composition				Hyper Metal Trimmed Construction (write), New Super Laminate Head (read)
		Encoding System				Trellis Coded Partial Response (TCPR)
		Track Pitch				5.50 um
		Altitude				10,000 feet
		Maximum Wet Bulb Temperature				26°C
		Operating Temperature				41°F to 104°F (5°C to 40°C)
		Storage Temperature				-40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
		Operating Humidity				20% to 80% (non-condensing)
		Power Requirement				DC 5 V +/-5%, DC 12 V +/-10% (internal)
		Power Consumption				25 watts typical (during write) 50 watts maximum (during transition)
		Dimensions, Internal				5.25" Full Height Extended / 146 mm W x 82.55 mm H x 300 mm D
		Weight, Internal				8 lb. 4 oz. (3.74 kg)
		Models				T.B.D

*MTBF, head life and media use specifications are averages based on normal office environmental conditions. Actual experience may vary.

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